This journal follows the Gold Open Access model. Throughout 2021, RBCS began planning for the implementation of Open Science practices. In the near future, it is expected that all articles published in the journal will use Preprint servers, deposit their data in repositories and be subject to an open review process, i.e. where the identity of authors and reviewers is known to both.

RBCS accepts and encourages, though does not currently oblige, depositing manuscripts in Preprint servers, and data and other article support materials in a data repository. In that respect, at the time of submission, it is necessary to fill out the Open Science Compliance Form: https://wp.scielo.org/wp-content/uploads/Open-Science-Compliance-Form_en.docx

In line with good Open Science practices, RBCS has made progress in opening up the peer review process and publishing in the final article the names and ORCID of the editors responsible for conducting the evaluation.